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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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